The U.S. Constitution authorizes a “convention for proposing amendments” to offer amendments for ratification (or rejection) by the states. The […]
The Little-Known—but Seminal—York Town Convention of 1777 Read More »
Vanity Fair’s sophisticated approach to rescuing a drowning man is this: Lecture him about how we all need plenty of
More Constitutional Baby Babble—this time at Vanity Fair Read More »
In their zeal to adopt a federal malpractice reform bill to dictate procedures to state courts, many Republicans in Congress
Congress, Butt Out! The Constitution Reserves Malpractice Reform for the States Read More »
Common sense tells us that an out-of-control Congress is not going to rein in its own power. The American Founders
As I predicted in this column, Congress’s continued inability to deal effectively with the debt crisis is AGAIN provoking interest
Confused About an Article V Amendments Convention? New Article Provides Answers Read More »
Some people are claiming that if Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the President can raise it himself unilaterally.
Can the President Raise the Debt Limit Unilaterally? Hell no! Read More »
One of the most enduring myths in American constitutional history is that Chief Justice John Marshall was a judicial activist
The greatly misunderstood Chief Justice John Marshall Read More »
There is growing sentiment that one or more constitutional amendments may be necessary to rein in the runaway Congress. The
Reining in Congress: An Enforceable Balanced Budget Amendment Read More »
As Tom Woods points out on his blog, advocates of Obamacare have dug up a 1798 federal statute that, they
Several readers sent me for comment a lengthy cover article in Time Magazine by managing editor Richard Stengel. Stengel’s piece
Time Mag’s Constitutional Baby Babble Read More »
[T]his bill . . . is an attack on state courts and on the civil jury system itself.
Control of the state courts—the latest federal takeover target? Read More »
Behind the current constitutional debates over ObamaCare, there is an assumption that Congress has power to regulate health insurance as
Is health insurance “Commerce among the States?” Read More »
